The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-03-09
Our Harrisburg Letter.


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E,RRisBCRG. March 5 1857
Tie Legislature ha, nor been very profile
in It's work this week. although there were
rv5 sessions Iaily after Monday Ou Tues
Jay rbe Bhcsiisting bill passed third -eadiag
but only after the most positive sssurlncas
from The author fhat it would 6e amended
"a rAe senate committee and some YER, 9h-
jecu9na1ie teatnres taken our The bin has
been bone OF contention since the beginning
ofthc session. and this was the eslse,t way OF
getting rid OF IT, The general opinion ap-
pears To be- that 1t VII not pass the Senate,
and IL should not DO go. at le1st in It's pres
nt form
rae-chool bill came up for th5rd reldia-
and inaI passage GA Tuesday afternoon. and
created considerable discussion. Pu-h and
Miller from your county. voted and worked
against the blIl. and Ptlrh made a strong and
one of the best speeches against H. The
friends of the measure bad the influence Of
Jle school department., and insisted thai,,rhe
State appropriation would be increased
half million that the new revenue bill win
give tle county oue-half the TAX on personal
property and that THE High License bill,
which Is likely 20 pass, viii give OHt-haif 90
the county and from these sources a sufti-
cient sam can be realized, 50 thar there need
be no increase Of school tax for the addition
al month This may be true. bat it Is very
doubtful. It was unfair and unwise 10 force
it upon the poorer districts at this time
There were l05 votes in favor Of tie bill ii
takes l0l votes 10 piss bin on third read
ing and four votes less would have defeated
the bill, those oppnsed 10 It made a
brave fight, bet the same bill has heen
before the Legislature for number of
years, aud it gained friends each time, and
iu the course OF thing IT had 70 pass Il was
postponed ia the senate and may not pass
that body, but more than likly VIII 10 80
and become law.
On Wednesday and Thursday bills were
read for the second time, hUl none of rener-
a Importance The Senate passed the Phil
adeIphia fraction bill. concerning street
railways, with some amendments and sent
il 10 the house on Tuesday evening slr con
currence. and It's friends made an effort 10
have It passed at once. but il failed, and WAS
postponed. Among other provisions the DILL
fails 70 limit the charge Of scent fare, and il
has been widely discussed by the city papers,
and very severely criticised. lr has some
good features. and win likely become
law
quite a number of bills were passed finally
ou Thursday. bat none Of general import
auce-
LAST week the Governor appointed David
johnson as Superintendent of the Cumber-
land National Road for THAI part running
through Somerset and Flyette counties.
There were quite number at applicants.
somerset having tvo and Fayette four 1r
i've. It was hoped tbe Governor would rec
1guize the claims OF Somerset county. and
give the appointment a her, is she did $50
much 70 increase the large Republican ma
jority Ia the State. but be Thought different
g Representative PueI did .ll ia his power
To have a Somerset county man appointed
The numerous applicants for the various po-
~iyionS mase- It very diIdcult for the new
Governor 10 make the necessary appoint
meuts suffice IL 10 SAY be Is doing the best
Ie ean, under Jhe circumstances one sslu
appreciate the refnark OF the ll,-auir Lincoln
when -e wished 10 the saTgeua-t,cueral
B,rues. jhat be had the small pox. for
then, said he. would have soulrthiig 90
give 10 everyone.
uu Wednesday afternoon the Governor af-
pointed Dr WIN. II Egie as state Librarian
instead Of Mr stuck whom Governor Patti
-ou had appointed. The appointment Of
DR. Egje was well merite,i and deserving and
Is very favorably commented upon by the
press throughout the state It was st good
appointment The state Library Is one OF
the finest IN the country GOV. Pitrison
>ay- Of iJ in his message The State pos
-esses e library exceptional in size, aud ex-
ceilence. The roon of winch he complains. I,
is much too small and very inconvenienr Of /
access It contains about sixty thousand /.
volumes, and is OF much literary value %
scholar and reader
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